Nigeria’s National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Morocco’s Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM) have achieved a significant milestone in advancing the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) project, also known as the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline.
The $25 billion initiative has now entered the land acquisition and resettlement phase, marking a critical step toward transforming the region’s energy infrastructure.
Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive of NNPCL, lauded the progress, attributing it to robust regional cooperation.
Represented by Olalekan Ogunleye, NNPCL’s Executive Vice President for Gas, Power, and New Energy, Kyari announced the completion of the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) Phase 2 study. Environmental and Social Impact Assessments are currently underway.
“These milestones reflect our commitment and shared ability to execute this transformative pipeline project,” Kyari noted, highlighting the vital support of regional partnerships.
This update was shared at the recent Joint Meeting of Ministers from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), alongside representatives from Mauritania and Morocco. ECOWAS Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy, and Digitalisation, Sédiko Douka, emphasized the importance of ongoing cooperation among member states to propel the project forward.
Initially launched in 2016 by Nigeria’s former President Muhammadu Buhari and Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, the AAGP aims to provide a sustainable energy source for the region and beyond.
The project will connect Nigeria to Morocco through a 7,000-kilometer pipeline, integrating the West African Gas Pipeline Extension Project with the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline initiative.
Once completed, the pipeline will deliver natural gas to 13 coastal nations and additional lines will connect three landlocked ECOWAS countries, promising to reshape the region’s energy landscape.
